Although the image has been introduced exclusively in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly, Walt Disney Studios has provided us with this version of the complete image that has no text overlaid on top of it as it appears in the magazine.

Written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, The Muppets (formerly The Greatest Movie Ever Made or The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made) was first confirmed at the Disney D23 Expo in 2009 during then-chairman Dick Cook’s Studios presentation. The film focuses on a Muppet lover and his puppet Walter who set out to thwart the evil plans of an exaggerated villain (at least according to an early draft of the script we acquired).

The next in the incredibly popular series which centers on what happens inside the Walt Disney World theme parks at night (at least until they hit the high seas of the Disney Cruise Line in book five), Power Play ‘s official synopsis is as follows:

Disney Interactive Studios and Junction Point Studios have released an all new featurette that focuses on the inspiration of the Wasteland in Epic Mickey – the long forgotten and discarded elements of the Disneyland theme park (with possibly a little Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World thrown in, but mostly Disneyland).

Junction Point’s Warren Spector and the game’s developers talk about the parallels between Oswald’s world and the real Disneyland, from the Mean Street to Ventureland to Lonesome Manor to Gremlin Village and more — you’ll even catch a glimpse of Space Mountain as it appears in the game. Spector talks about how the real attractions were translated into the game version and how he felt compelled to turn the iconic Mary Blair ‘it’s a small world’ facade at Disneyland into the game’s first boss.

Quite a bit can happen in just a day and nothing is further proof than that of the new cogs added to the Disney’s Tangled publicity machine. Today we bring you recent news of an all new clip from Walt Disney Animation Studio’s 50th animated classic, a featurette, a magical event and more stills than ever, effectively doubling the library.

In this clip titled ‘Reluctant Alliance,’ Rapunzel is on a mission to see the floating lantern spectacle, Maximus is on a mission to catch Flynn Rider and Flynn, well, he’s Flynn. Rapunzel also learns a rather painful lesson when it comes to having 70 feet of hair too.

The magic returned to New York City this morning as Disney Store marked its triumphant return to the Big Apple in the heart of Times Square. In front of the store, located at 1540 Broadway, a large stage was constructed in order to celebrate the grand opening of the highly anticipated Disney Store Times Square.

Registration is now open to participate as a spectator for the taping of the Magic Kingdom portion 2010 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. Tickets are free and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is the same as last year and one registration form allows you to sign up for both (or either) Friday, December 3 and Saturday, December 4. Typically, staged events are taped on Friday while the parade portion itself is taped on Saturday.

Note that registration for the site is NOT required, you may elect to ‘order’ the free tickets as a guest. Also, an email indicating that you have successfully registered does NOT guarantee you access to the parade, you must receive additional confirmation at a later date.

In celebration of the grand opening of Disney Store Times Square and the magic’s return to New York City, we are pleased to team up with Disney Store to offer one of our extremely lucky readers this Disney Store Singing Ariel Doll signed by the original voice of Ariel herself, Jodi Benson. Jodi was recently on hand at the all new Disney Store Times Square in Manhattan to celebrate with a small group of Disney D23 members and we were there to bring you news of the exciting event. Only a few of the dolls were signed by Jodi and we were very fortunate to be able to share one of them one of our readers. Note that the doll pictured here with Jodi is not the actual doll we are giving away. The winner will receive the doll new-in-box, never-opened, with the box signed as shown below.

We have a late entry of the American Heritage Gallery at Epcot’s American Adventure in the World Showcase. The exhibit is currently closed beginning today and will re-open on November 17.

Moving into the future, but not too distantly, we have scheduled quiet pool closures at both the Polynesian Resort (closing January 10, opening February 19) and Coronado Springs Resort (Cabanas pool closing January 3, opening January 29). In both cases, the respective main feature pool will remain open as will any other quiet pools at the resort.